Or is it something that is recomended? I’m going to minor in spanish for sure. Should I also try for a sign language certificate? .
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How is ASL different from regular english text and speech?
I am a hearingperson, who has taken some sign language courses, buthavebeen told that ASL is different from exact english. How is this? I would like to develop my ASL, because I know alot of people who speak it. Is there any way anyone could translate a few sentences into ASL so we can understand […]
Baby Sign Language Could Help Your Child Avoid The Speech Therapy Waiting List
Is your child late to talk? Have you ruled out any possibility of hearing loss? Does he clearly understand much of what you say but is unable to speak yet? As parents we are right to be concerned when our babies do not reach their developmental milestones. First may I say that the majority […]
Will Teaching My Baby Sign Language Delay His Speech?
by Christina Schabow, owner Baby Sign Language in Play (Portland, Oregon) This is by far one of the most common questions I get from parents: Will teaching my baby to sign delay his speech?As a Speech-Language Pathologist (SLP) I love to answer this question! A good deal of research has been done to address […]
Does learning sign language negatively impact a child’s speech development?
Parents are often divided as to whether using sign language with their children can have any sort of negative impact on their speech development. In fact, the field of baby signing for children with a variety of special needs and hearing impaired children has grown over the last years. However, some families introduce sign […]